Crop growth and productivity of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) influenced by organic nutrient sources under Guni method of cultivation

Finger millet now commonly called as “nutritious millet” have made the recognition of their role in life. A new technique called ‘Guni’ or ‘Guli’ with wider establishing and spot application of farm yard manure has been established in finger millet in line with “System of Crop Intensification.” An investigation was carried out in the Kharif season 2019 at farmers field of Mylandahalli in Chikkaballapura distict of Karnataka, to study the impact of organic nutrient sources on development and productivity of finger millet under Guni method. The testing was framed out in Randomized Blocked Design with twelve treatments reproduced thrice. The study exposed that significantly supplement of SWC @ 50% N eq. + EBDLM @ 50% N eq. ha^-1 + PG spray @ 3% (T₉) was found to performed improved growth and yield determinants viz., plant height (107.25 cm), leaf area (11138 cm²), tillers counts/hill (17.72) and dry matter production/hill (51.73 g), counts of productive tillers/hill (17.13), ear heads numbers/hill (14.67), no. of fingers/hill (8.22) grain yield/hill (147.00 g), 1000 grain weight (3.94 g) of Ragi over more transplanting or direct sowing. Similarly, maximum grain yield of 4087 kg/ha and straw yield of 5760 kg/ha, gross returns of 108242 ₹/ha, net returns of 78326 ₹/ha and Benefit cost ratio with value to the tune of 2.16 were recorded with the similar treatment during cropping period of Kharif 2019.